How to pronounce 遲 in Cantonese (145 out of 269):

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雖然外賣就遲咗少少先到
Although the takeout arrived a little later, it

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
外賣 ngoi6 maai6
take away
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
遲 zi6
to await
by the time
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
少少 siu2 siu2
a little; little bit
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent

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